Alan Withers

Ken Forrester Old Vine Reserve Chenin Blanc 2018, Wo Stellenbosch

Westcott Butlers' Grant Old Vines Pinot Noir 2019, Twenty Mile Bench

Westcott Estate Chardonnay 2020, VQA Niagara Escarpment

Firestone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Santa Ynez Valley

Coronica Malvazija Istarska 2019, Istria

Domaine D'argenson Cuvée Première 2017, A.C. Côte De Brouilly

Bachelder Les Villages Chardonnay 2018, VQA Niagara Peninsula

Hidden Bench Locust Lane Rosé 2019, VQA Niagara Peninsula

Southbrook Poetica Red 2016, VQA Four Mile Creek

The blend is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot all from the hot 2016 vintage that produced some remarkable Bordeaux variety wines in Niagara, especially from Niagara-on-the-Lake. Count the Poetica Red 2016 among the best. The wine spends 24 months in French oak barriques, 50% of the oak is new with further bottle aging for two years.

Argyros Atlantis White 2019, P.G.I. Cyclades